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This proves nothing.
And this means everything.
This is a reminder to temper our excitement as we recall the past. And this is reason to be enthusiastic as we eye the future.
The Padres have six players ranked among Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects...

At first, Josh Naylor was shocked – emotional, even a little upset. For a moment, he wondered if an off-field incident involving a knife convinced the Marlins to ship their top 2015 draft pick out of the organization. Then the 19-year-old first baseman...

At 18 years old on opening day, Luis Urias opened the season as the youngest player in the California League. As of Friday, Urias – who turned 19 on June 3 – was hitting .321, seven points off 25-year-old Kyle Petty’s league-leading pace.
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Francisco Morales has resigned as manager of the Padres' High Single-A affiliate in Lake Elsinore, according to sources. It is unclear whether Morales, who had been in his third season with the organization, left of his own accord.
Morales, 43,...

With three World Series rings as a manager, Bruce Bochy is almost certainly headed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame one day. He could earn entrance to the California League Hall of Fame as soon as this summer.
With the league celebrating its...

The Padres announced staffs for their minor league affiliates and player development coordinators for the 2016 season.
In Triple-A El Paso, former major league catcher Rod Barajas is the new manager. Barajas moves up from serving as Double-A San...

Fourteen years ago – a lifetime ago, really – Xavier Nady began his climb to the majors at The Diamond. As he drove south on Interstate 15 toward his Scripps Ranch home last month, the 36-year-old Cal product fielded a call that would bring his career...

Ten months into his tenure as general manager, A.J. Preller remains most recognized for an offseason in which he acquired an eye-opening haul of major league impact by shipping out an equally considerable load of projectable talent. The exchange left...

Sunday’s 11th-hour shopping pushed the Padres’ Opening Day payroll past $108 million, still just 19th in baseball but a new club record nonetheless. With a little creativity and a ton of bravado, rookie General Manager A.J. Preller added some $18...

SEATTLE (AP) — Outfielder Xavier Nady has signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners after being released by San Diego earlier this month.
Nady passed his physical and finalized the deal with Seattle on Wednesday. He'll report to extended...

His batting average at Triple-A El Paso just a tick above his weight, even Tommy Medica admits he was a bit surprised to get a return trip to the majors. How he was feeling at the plate – and how the ball sounded off his bat – was simply a bit more...

At some point – years ago, well before the Padres moved to Petco Park even – mere flirtation turned into tantalization. And then to something else.
Torment.
Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times, yes. Here comes yet another reference to the fact that a...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres recalled right-handed pitcher Kevin Quackenbush from Triple-A El Paso on Thursday.
Quackenbush was called up to bolster an overused bullpen that has seen plenty of action lately, especially with two extra-inning...

His slump prolonged into May, even a couple of Yonder Alonso’s teammates asked him earlier this week if he’d ever endured such a dry spell at the plate.
No. Never. Not even that rough April to begin his Padres career.
Fresh off the trade from the...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres recalled infielder/outfielder Kyle Blanks from Triple-A El Paso on Monday in an attempt to help revive their struggling offense.
Blanks, who has played parts of the last five seasons with San Diego, hit nine homers in...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres were two outs away from another shutout loss when their bats suddenly came alive.
After Brandon McCarthy threw seven shutout innings, the Padres rallied with three runs in the ninth inning before the Arizona...

Eighteen innings into their matchup with baseball’s worst pitching staff, the Padres finally crossed home plate Saturday night. Three outs just weren’t quite enough to work with.
Yasmani Grandal’s ninth-inning double gave the Padres their first run...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner became San Francisco's most steady starter last season, and now he is stumbling through the season's first month.
The opening day pitcher has struggled for run support, and dropped his third straight outing in a 6-4...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rene Rivera remembers his last home run, three years ago next month at Oakland for the Minnesota Twins.
His latest will certainly be memorable, too, and did plenty to give San Diego's inconsistent offense a boost.
Rivera hit a...

Padres second baseman Jedd Gyorko flew from San Francisco to San Diego early Monday morning, arriving in time for the birth of his first children. Gyorko and his wife, Karley, welcomed twin boys Brody Lindon and Kadin Timothy into the world, bringing both...